Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, July 12, 1907, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL AND PtRSOVA. Mrs. Arthur Ready is to leave in & few day for a visit with h-r par ents at Olympia, Washington. Ti e framework is up and work is progress' ng quite rapid y o. the Pratber bouse in fobs addition. Prof, and Mre.A. F. Fulkersoi. moved this week into the reMtlwice formerly occupied by E.lswonri I -wiD. Riley Youne has moved into the bouse 'ormerly occupied by Dolph Etuerick aad family in the wet-tern part of town. Isaac Jackson is building a new barn on his resently purchased property near the Ed Feiton place in Jobs addition. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Fletcher moved this week iQto the residence on Nioth street, formerly owned by Prof. Holmes. R. L. Taylor has been quite ill, theriast few day9. It is the first time in 25 years that be -as re quired the servicesof a physician The members of the V. F M. S. of the M. E. church were very pleasantly entertain d Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Groves, at her home. Mrs. Smith, a sister of David Bullis of Jobs addition, bas arrived from the East to make her home in this city. She is accompanied by her son. .In the matter of the Summit and Little Elk wagon road, W. W. Mc Donald bas notified the Benton county court that he refuses to ac cept the $300 damages awarded him by the viewers of such road, and that he reiuses to allow the road to coes his land. Richard Graham and little girls lelt Tuesday by private conveyance for the coast, where they were joined Wednesday by the rest of the fam ily. Miss Daisy Brown is to be a guest of the Grahams f rthe summer. Mr. Graham and family will occu py their cosy new cottage on Nye Croek. Judge L. T. Harris of Eugene arrived Tuesday from Toledo where he had been holding court, and con vened the July term of the Benton county circuit court Tuesduy after noon. During the Lincoln county court, Judge McFadden convicted four persons for violation of the lo cal option law. Miss Edna Irvine is expected to arrive today from the East, where she has spent the past 15 months under engagement with "The Square Deal" aud "The Other Girl" theatrical companies. Miss Irvine will spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Irvine, in this oiy. She is a talented young lady and many friends will be glad to welcome her home. A Japanese naval officer is quoted ES expressing the opinion that the men oo board American naval vrs eeU ould i pert their ships. Th'p particular Japanese timet have been consulting a clairvoyant who dealt the cards from the bottom. When the American tar deserts his ship during an engagement with the Jap anese, it will be for the express pur pose of boarding th j enemy. Ore gonian Editorial. The claim of Peter Whitaker, deputy sheep inspector, for three months' salary, was denied by the cjurt, it being the law that a sheep inspector thail receive fees and ex penses for all services performed in the examination and inspection of sheep, or quarantining or dipping sheep, or any duties made incum bent upou him, at the rate of $5 per day, all his necessary expengea being paid. In the matter of advertising Br. t n county in the souvenir edition or the stite tair pnsrram, a eomrmi- nica'ion received ry the court fro n R. J. Hendricks, munajzer of the Stntesiumt publinhin company, of Salem, calling the attention of the court ;o the fact that 20.000 conies of the ft lie fair souvenir program I are to be printed and f rsale on the ! State fair ground, and asking the I enuit to tke advertising space at $50 a page. The matter was cor,-! tinued by the court. J Some idea of the siz of the crowd ! that celebrated in Corvallis is gain- j ed froui a statement of the amount of ice cream thai w.s consumed in j this city at the four leading con-j fectiouery sioies. A dealer who has made a careful estimate says that 170 gallons of this tempting "cooler" was dished out by Small & S.-.n, Starr & Sc'hmidc, the "Pa!,cJ of Sweets" and M. T. Starr. Be sides these, the Congregational church Isdies operated a stand and sold a large quantity of ice cream, the Methodist ladies had another, Miss Sylva Starr sold the frozen luxury and so did the restaurant, Jack Milne, Ed Feiton, and a stand was run by J. J. Cady. There is no doubt that Corvallis had a "crowd." Miss Lena Wilson 'left Wednesday for Portland to spend the summer. O. J. , Blackledge returned last night from a brief business visit to Portland. Lee Starr of Bellefouhtain bas been the guest this week of Corval lis relatives." Mrs. Dick Thurston of C raw ford s viile is the guest of Corvallis rela tives this wetk. The annual midsummer meeting of the OAC board of regents occurs at the college next Wednesday af ternoon. "The Power of Love" is th6 suo ject of the sermon to be preached by Kev. G. U. Gibbs at the M. E. church, South, next Sunday at 11 a. m. O. J. Blackledge and family are to leave next Thursday for Fish Lake, in the Cascades, oa their an nual outing. They will be absent several weeks. Con Gerhard, wife andohiHren and Miss Kate Gerhard lett Wed nesday for Newport. The fam;ly will remaiu all summer but Mr. Gerhard will return in a few weeks. Mies Mae Gerhard will be in charge of the bookstore. The following is the report of R. P'. D. 1, Monroe,. for quarter ending June 30th, L. A. Peek, carrier: Number of pieces of mail delivered, 17902; pieces collected, 3314; total, 21216; number of money orders is sued, 167; value of stamps sold, $83.06. Preaching at the Presbyterian church, Sunday morning, by the nastor.Rev. J.R.N. Bell. Sub ject, "Latitude and Longitude." A solo for the oner tory by Miss Mar vin and a quartette for the anthem by the summer chiir. All made to feel at home. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hodges, of Prineville, after visiting relatives in this city, left this morning for a vis it in Corvallis. Mr. and Mrs. Hodges will soon move to Boise, Idaho, to reside. Mrs. Hodges is a daughter of Alonzo Gesner, of this city. Wednesday's Capital Jour nal. There is to be another under taking establishment in Corvallis. It will occupy rooms above the Blackledge furniture store and will be run by Mr. Henkle of Portland, in partnership with the Black- .edge firm. It is proposed to have the new place open by the 1st of September. Mrs. Noah Cornutt, an aunt of Dr. Cathey, died vfry suddenly of heart disease at1 Riddles, Southern Oregon, last Saturday. The funeral was held Monday and the remains laid to rest near the town which had been her home. Mr. and Mrs. Cornutt spent a month at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Cathey in this city, last winter, and during their visit met many Corvallis people who will be eprry to learn of the passing of this estimable lady. Deceased was aged about 65 years. A runaway and smash-up was averted Tuesday noon by the nerve of Tom Vidito, who rushed in Iront of a team of running horses and swinging onto their bits brought them to a standstill. They had dashed cut of the Vidito stable, part'elly hitched up to atop buggy, and were stopped across the 6treet in front of Smith fc Dawson s feed store, as they started to lunge onto the sidewnls. Mr. Vidito was not injured, although it looked for a few moments as though he would be trampled to death. At a meeting of the finance com mittee of the school children's agri cultural fair it wa d; cid,-.d to have a par?de on the first day, Aug. 23, and all the merchants in the county are requested to take part by float or otherwise. J. R. Smith was ap pointed to confer with the electric light people in regard to lighting the streets. The offer of Robert Johnson o furnish fretbe mechan ical part of the work, n c?ssary to ;pt.tin2 out ths posters was unani mously accepted. A committee was ap ointed to ask the citv coun cil to donate .flO'J to hip finance ti.e f.iir. A committee wis appoint ed to ask tne city council for the exciut-ive use of the streets for all concessions during the fair. The Blue Ledeo mine, located in the Siskiyou ?onth of this place, was -oid lod-v to the Towne syndi cate, of X.!w York, ssy- a Jackson ville dispatch iu Tuesday's. O.-egon- in The price pail was abont $150,000 Toe B.Utj Lsdga miaa is said to be one of the richest copper prepositions on the coast. It is said that there is fS.OOO.OOO worth of ore blocked on. A.nong the im provements for that district prom ised by the new owners is a 600-too smelter, a sewer system, electric light system and water works. A large town is exp9oled to bi built there, as something like 1000 men will be employed. Marion Wilkes, an OAC boy, 19 an employe of the Blu.' L'idgs mine la t he capacity of assayer. Miss Rumelin of Salem has been visiting in this city Hhe" past "fe w days. .' Mis- Mabel Withycombe went to Salem, Tuesday, for a visit with friends. Miss Cleo Johnson of Corvallis is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J, H. Daniel in Eugene. Guard. Miss Laura Waggoner goes to Al bany, Monday, for a visit of indefi nite length with friends. George Hitc'iens, at one time a resident of Corvallis. died in Salem this week, of tuberculosis. He was 43 years of a,e. "Dugao" Rooper of last season's OAC basketball team arrived Tues day from Eastern Oregon, on busi ness. "Dug:m" is now a sheep in spector in the employ of "Uncle Sam." This afternoon the Christian church of this city completed the work of raising $o00(), which, with other funds raised, insure the erec tion of a $25,000 building for the Eugene Divinity School. The building will be 60x80 feet, of stone or brick and will be located on the northwest corner of the Divinity School block at the intersection of Eleventh and Alder streets, says a Eugene dispatch in Tuesday's Ore- gonian. A letter from Miss Helen Yockey to a friend in this city states that she is pleased with Medford, where she went from this city with her mother to make her home. She is now employed on the "Southern Oregonian," which is a prosperous publication of Southern Oregon. She celebrated the Fourth in Jack sonville and heard Governor Cham berlain's oration, but thinks Jack sonville a trifle old fashioned and out of date. Miss Yockey was for some time an employe of the Gaz ette office. While temporarily demented. Mart Miller, a prominent pioneer residing on a farm seven miles eaBt of Albany, Monday night attempted to commit suicide by tying a rope around hi? ankles and jumping head-foremost into the well of water used for drinking purposes. He was found a few moments later by his son, Ray Miller, who, with the assistance of neighbors, hauled hie father ont of the well. Miller was resuscitated. He is 60 years old. A letter from Mrs. Jessie Flint says: "There is a treat in store for all who come to New Era camp meeting next Sunday, July 14th. Wilson Fritch, of Boston, who is a powerful speaker, a deep thinker, and a favorite, will be with us, Mrs. Prior will also be present, and Mrs. Cobb will be message bearer. This is enough to' bring a longing to the heart of every spiritualist, and we wish that all our friends could be here. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb will be in the camp during the entire sea son and are moBi delightful people, socially as well as in their work. You will be pleased to learn that Dr. Flint is well as usual." Three hundred thousand 'feet of logs for Jefferson mills are held up on Hamilton Creek near Albany by a lien for $J 40 filed here by Mrs. Cassie Woolsey against H. M. Scroggins, a Lebanon banker. The trouble arose over a difforenc in the count of the logs. Mrs. Wool sey avers that 833 logs, scaling 34.800 feet, were cut r n her land. After the logs were dumped into the creek Scroggins sold them to W. H. Hobson, of Jefferson, whose scalers counted 795 logs, scaling 31,300 feet. Scroggins tried to pay Mrs. Woolsey on Hobson's count, and the small difference has held up the whole float Herald. A freight car loaded with 7000 feet of lumber and 15,000 shingles broke away from Motorman F. A. Crawford thia morning and dashed down Portland Heights hill from Park street on Ford street to Six teenth and Washington streets. The car turned upside down on the tri angle i.f asphalt, where it did not interrupt the traffic on either the Birnside or Washington-street lines. The only thing encountered bv the ranawav load wis the de livery wagon of Bnn Selling. It was picked up at Ella street and dragged five blocks. The drivers were thrown out, and bruised. Telegram. Notice: There is'always work for teams, hauling lumber from S. H. Moore s saw mill on the r. A. Kline ranch west of town. 53 f Dr. Pernot and family left Wednesday for Portland for a several days' vacation trip. Miss Anna Denman writes for the Gazette to be forwarded to her at Nor ton. She is teaching in a private fami ly during the summer months. For Sale: A Champion Binder with transportation truck used a short time, almost as good aa new. This is a bargain. Inquire of Mel lon & Pinkertan. Simpson's old stand. 57 60 : George Fuller ia having his residence in "the "west- part of town moved 40 feet Bearer the front of bid Iota, and will im prove it' in virions ways, adding a porch, pantry and woodshed. The mov ing ia being done by the Ledera. Cherries for everybody at the old Ben son farm at tea cents a galloa. Inquire of Mrs. L. L. Brooke. 64tf Levi Woo3ter has gone to lib any to work, having secured a position at the C. & . depot, where H. H. Oronise, formerly of this city, ia agent. Forest Wooster, the little son, is to join his lather shortly in that city, R. L. Smith and T. C. Sparkman will sell real estate under the name of "The Santiam Land Co;," with office at Leba non. 43tf Miss Georgia Lowell has gone to Port land, where she has accepted a position. Her sister Miss Grae, has been employ ed there for some time. John Tharp returned to his home ia Alsea the first of tne week, after a visit with relatives in Linn county. , For Sale Span of mares, aged 5 and 6yeais,ata bargain. Animals can be seen at farm. Sam Whiteside, Jr., Cor vallis. 55tf Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Thatcher left the middle of the week for Cascadia for an outing of Borne length. Henry Stone had a runaway on Third street, a few days ago, in nhicli his buggy was demolished, bat no one was injured. Wood wanted on subscription at the Gazette once, 34tf Tne Gazette "force" is indebted to D. C. Rose for a delicious treat of cherri es. A part of these were Royal Anns and the rest Lamberts, and all were of splendid size and fine flavor, Mr.. Rose certainly has the thanks of the crowd. He is one of Bantoa's most progressive fruit men and g&ideaers, and his pretty place west of Corvallis is a typical coun try home of the best sort. The Oak Creek Lumber Com pany has established a yard in Wil kins' Addition, and has on hand for sale a complete stock of rough and dressed lumber. Merle Moore is in charge of the yard and will be pleased to fill your bills. 54 tf D. C. Rose returned Wednesday from a trip to McMinnville, where he attended a meeting of the Orajoa Fire Relief Association, af which he is a trustee. W. C. Rees, writing the Gazette from Biggs, Eastern Oregon, says : "Sherman county has fine prospects for a big wheat crop. Harvest will be a little late aa near ly all the wheat is spring grain." Wanted: To purchase from the breeders Cotswold or Lincoln sheep. - Call me on ndependent phone No. 561 or No. 284. Wm. H. Savage, Corvallis, Oregon. 53tf Tke county court has awarded to Mrs. David Huggins the contract of caring for the county poor from August 1st 1907 to August' 1st 1908, at the rate of $3 per week for each inmate of the county poor house. In case ol death of any of the inhabitants, the court allows Mrs. Huggins $35 for burial expenses. Miss Blanche Riddle, an old OAC girl, who was recently elected to a position in the Corvallis public school, has sent in J her resignation. Mr. and Mrs. Tonsy Solar, and Miss Orth came up from Portland, Wednes day, to attend the funeral of the late late William Newman which occurred yester day forenoon at 9 :30. When in Albany see the 5, 10 and 15 cent counters at Charles Knecbt's next door to Hamilton's. 56tf Jesse Wiley has leased the old Hyland livery stable and is to begin at once re pairing it. He will pat in a first class outfit of rubber-tired rigs and fine driving horses. The enterprise will no doubt prosper. William Baker and family expect to leave Monday for a two weeks' outing in the Alsea mountains. NOTICE: 4fter July 1st the under signed will charge 7 cents per quart for milk. We are compelled to raise the prii:e on account of advance in all lines of feed and scarcity of labor. S. C. Dixon, W. K. Taylor. 55-5S Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cyrus left 3'ester day for their home at Crabtree, after a few days' visit with their daughter, Mrs. Alva Miner, ia this city. "Cutting out" yonr advertising ex penses to save money is committing busi ness suicide. Had the thought eyer oc curred to vou ? All hats at cost during this month. Mrs. C. Maxfield. 57-58 M. T. Starr, the candy man, wen t to Portland, jesterday, on a business trip Mrs. Mamie Olark and little son aie visiting relatives in Portland. A fine Jersey cow for sale. In quire tf M.M.'Chappell. 57-60f J. C. Mayo, formerly general freight and pissenirer agent of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad and C. & E., and well known in Corvallis, is represent ing the New York Central lines tempor arily on a mission to Reddine, Cal., where be will meet an excursion sent oat by the Vanderbilt system. Tbe personal representative ct the system was taken ill and had to leave the party, so Mr. Mayo will remain with the train as far as Seattle. Our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale Prices Are now on. Detailed list will ap pear in the next issue of this paper. Everybody is invited to come now and make early rejections while they can get choice goo-s. S. L KLINE Regulator of Low Prices Corvallis - - Oregon Your Liver Is out of order. You go to bed in a bad humor and get ap with a bad taste in your month. You want something to stimulate your liver. Just try Herbine, the liver regulator. A positive curs for Constipation, Dyspepsia and all liver complaints. Mrs. F ., Fort Worth, Texas, writes: "Have used Herbine in my family for years. Words can't express what I think about it. Everybody in my household is happy and well, and we owe it to Herbine." Sold by Graham & Wortham. Hello Central! Where is No. 9? Why, call Ind. 251 or office at Allen's drug store, which stands for John Lenger, and he will at tend your wants. 38tf All the World Knows that Ballard's Snow Liniment has no superior for Rheumatism. Stiff Joints, Cats, Sprains, Lumbago, and all pains. xuy 11, cry ic ana you win at use it. Anybody who bas used Ballard's Snow Liniment is a living proof of what it does. All we ask of you is to get a trial bottle. Price 25c, 50c and $100. Sold by Graham & Wortham. CkViTlLiV U4HX ilm U U i- IN S. M SB E FOR Women IVHssss and Children We have also received our Spring lines ol Men's Ox fords, etc., in all the latest shapes. Caii and S&vo 5 Pr C&zat Of your cash by trading with us. Fm L. CORVALLIS, WHEN YOU SEE IT in our ao. irsso OREGON. The "Blow" Almost Killed Father And keep off the Flies. It is a well-known fact that flies are unable to withstand a steady breeze. An Electric Fan quickly drives flies out of a room and keeps them out. A full line of Electric Cooking Uten sils. Wiring of all kinds done. Ask the man. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. G. A. Clark, Mgr.